EP1996677B1 - Verfahren zur herstellung eines katalysators zur hydroentschwefelung von naphtha - Google Patents

Verfahren zur herstellung eines katalysators zur hydroentschwefelung von naphtha Download PDF

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EP1996677B1
EP1996677B1 EP20070716649 EP07716649A EP1996677B1 EP 1996677 B1 EP1996677 B1 EP 1996677B1 EP 20070716649 EP20070716649 EP 20070716649 EP 07716649 A EP07716649 A EP 07716649A EP 1996677 B1 EP1996677 B1 EP 1996677B1
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  • This invention relates to a method for making a catalyst for the hydrodesulfurisation (HDS) of naphtha. More particularly, the catalyst comprises a Co/Mo metal hydrogenation component on a silica support having a defined pore size distribution and at least one organic additive.
  • the catalyst has high dehydrosulphurisation activity and minimal olefin saturation when used to hydrodesulfurize naphtha.
  • One proposed approach for preserving octane number during sulfur removal is to modify the olefin content of the feed using an olefin-modification catalyst followed by contact with an HDS catalyst ( U.S. Patent No. 6,602,405 ).
  • the olefin modification catalyst oligomerizes the olefins.
  • SCANfining is a process developed by Exxon Mobil Corporation. SCANfining is described in National Petroleum Refiners Association paper # AM-99-31 titled “Selective Cat Naphtha Hydrofining with Minimal Octane Loss " and U.S. Patent Nos. 5,985,136 and 6,013,598 . Typical SCANfining conditions include one and two-stage processes for hydrodesulfurizing a naphtha feedstock.
  • the feedstock is contacted with a hydrodesulfurization catalyst comprised of 1 wt.% to 10 wt.% MoO 3 ; and 0.1 wt.% to 5 wt.% CoO; and a Co/Mo atomic ratio of 0.1 to 1.0; and a median pore diameter of 60 ⁇ to 200 ⁇ .
  • a hydrodesulfurization catalyst comprised of 1 wt.% to 10 wt.% MoO 3 ; and 0.1 wt.% to 5 wt.% CoO; and a Co/Mo atomic ratio of 0.1 to 1.0; and a median pore diameter of 60 ⁇ to 200 ⁇ .
  • WO 96/41848 discloses a method for activating a hydrotreating catalyst comprising impregnating a hydrotreating catalyst comprising a group VIII hydrogenation metal oxide and a Group VI hydrogenation metal oxide on a carrier with an organic additive comprising at least two hydroxyl groups and 2-10 carbon atoms and drying the catalyst at a temperature below 220°C, wherein the carrier may be composed of the conventional oxides with preference given to alumina and alumina containing up to 10 wt.% of silica, the pore volume of the catalyst is in the range of 0.5 to 1 ml/g and the median pore diameter of the catalyst is in the range of 7 - 15 nm.
  • This invention relates to a method for making a catalyst for the hydrodesulfurisation (HDS) of naphtha, the method comprising:
  • the impregnation of the Co salt, the Mo salt and the organic additive(s), may be done in more than one consecutive step in various order and combinations.
  • the dried catalyst precursor is "optionally" sulfided.
  • the invention thus relates both to the process for making the dried catalyst precursor in unsulfided form, as this is the form in which the catalyst is usually made commercially available, but also to the process for making a catalyst in its active sulfided form.
  • catalyst precursor as used throughout the description is used to refer to a catalyst in unsulfided form, as sulfidation is typically performed before use in HDS. Use of this expression however does not exclude the fact that the unsulfided form of the catalyst also Has catalytic properties.
  • Another process not according to the invention, relates to a method for making a catalyst for the hydrodesulfurisation (HDS) of naphtha, the method comprising:
  • This method is referred to as the post-impregnation or activation process because the impregnation with the additives may be applied to any commercially available or prepared catalyst not comprising an additive and that has not yet been sulphided.
  • Another process not according to the invention, relates to a method for making a catalyst for the hydrodesulfurisation (HDS) of naphtha, the method comprising:
  • This method is referred to as the reactivation process because the impregnation with the additives may be applied to a regenerated (spent) catalyst for the hydrodesulfurisation (HDS) of naphtha as specified, most preferably a catalyst that before use in HDS had been prepared with the method according to the present invention.
  • a regenerated (spent) catalyst for the hydrodesulfurisation (HDS) of naphtha as specified, most preferably a catalyst that before use in HDS had been prepared with the method according to the present invention.
  • Another process not according to the invention, relates to a catalyst comprising a silica support that has a silica content of at least 85 wt.%, based on silica, and has a pore volume between 0.6 cm 3 /g (cc/g) and 2.0 cm 3 /g (cc/g) and median pore sizes in the range of 150 ⁇ to 2000 ⁇ , said silica support having impregnated therein a cobalt salt, a molybdenum salt and at least one organic additive, said organic additive comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds comprising at least two hydroxyl groups and 2-20 carbon atoms, and the (poly)ethers of these compounds.
  • the invention relates to such catalyst obtainable by any of the above described methods according to the invention.
  • the invention further also relates to a method for making a catalyst according to the invention that has been sulphided by in-situ or ex-situ sulphidation.
  • Another process not according to the invention, relates to a method for the HDS of naphtha having an olefin content of at least 5 wt.%, based on the weight of the naphtha comprising: (i) contacting the naphtha with a selective HDS catalyst under hydrodesulfurization conditions, wherein the selective HDS catalyst is prepared by any of the above described methods.
  • the catalyst prepared according to the invention when used for the HDS of a naphtha, shows improved selectivity towards olefin saturation while maintaining a high level of HDS of the naphtha feed.
  • Figure 1 is a graph showing the HDS activity (k HDS ) as a function of the amount (wt%) of organic additive for different additives compared to an alumina supported catalyst.
  • Naphtha refers to the middle boiling range hydrocarbon fraction or fractions that are major components of gasoline
  • FCC naphtha refers to preferred naphtha that has been produced by the well known process of fluid catalytic cracking.
  • Naphtha's having a middle boiling range are those having boiling points from 10°C (i.e., from about C 5 ) to 232°C (50 to 450°F) at atmospheric pressure, preferably from 21°C to 221°C (70 to 430°F).
  • Producing naphtha in an FCC process without added hydrogen results in a naphtha that is relatively high in olefins and aromatics.
  • naphthas such as steam cracked naphthas and coker naphthas may also contain relatively high concentrations of olefins.
  • Typical olefinic naphthas have olefin contents of at least 5 wt.% up to 60 wt.%, based on the weight of the naphtha, preferably 5 wt.% to 40 wt.%; sulfur contents from 300 ppmw to 7000 ppmw, based on the weight of the naphtha; and nitrogen contents from 5 ppmw to 500 ppmw, based on the weight of the naphtha.
  • Olefins include open chain olefins, cyclic olefins, dienes and cyclic hydrocarbons with olefinic side chains. Because olefins and aromatics are high octane number components, olefinic naphtha generally exhibits higher research and motor octane values than does hydrocracked naphtha. While olefinic naphthas are typically high in olefin content, they may also contain other compounds, especially sulfur-containing and nitrogen-containing compounds.
  • the catalyst for the selective removal of sulfur with minimal olefin saturation from an olefinic naphtha is a silica supported catalyst that has been impregnated with (a) a cobalt salt, (b) a molybdenum salt, and (c) at least one organic additive.
  • the silica support contains at least 85 wt.% silica, based on silica support, preferably at least 90 wt.% silica, especially at least 95 wt.% silica.
  • Examples of silica supports include silica, MCM-41, silica-bonded MCM-41, fumed silica, metal oxide modified siliceous supports and diatomaceous earth.
  • the silica support has a pore volume between 0.6 cm 3 /g and 2.0 cm 3 /g, preferably between 0.8 cm 3 /g and 1.0 cm 3 /g, as determined by mercury intrusion porosimetry, according to the ASTM D4284-03 method. Also, the silica support has median pore sizes (median pore diameters) in the range from 150 Angstroms to 2000 Angstroms, preferably from 150 Angstroms to 1000 Angstroms, more preferably from 200 Angstroms to 500 Angstroms, as measured by mercury porosimetry, according to the ASTM D4284-03 method.
  • Preferred silica carriers have one or several of the following features:
  • the carrier further comprises up to 10 parts by weight, preferably up to 5 parts by weight, of a polymeric material per 100 parts by weight of carrier.
  • the organic material is a polymeric material, for example an organic material selected from polyvinyl alcohols, cellulose, cellulose ethers, such as methylcellulose and hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose polymers, colloidal silica, floridin, carbon powder, graphite, polyoxyethylene, mixed walnut shell or a mixture thereof.
  • the silica carrier is conveniently prepared by a method comprising the steps of (a) shaping particles from a mixture obtained from at least one silica source, a liquid medium and at least one of the aforementioned polymeric materials; (b) drying the shaped particles obtained in step (a), preferably at a temperature of less than 200 °C; and (c) heating the shaped particles to a temperature in the range of from 500°C to 800 °C in the presence of steam or a mixture of steam and air.
  • Step (c) is conveniently carried out in an atmosphere containing at least 5 vol. % air or in an atmosphere containing at least 10 vol. % steam.
  • the mixture that is shaped in step (a) is obtained by combining at least one silica powder and at least one silica sol.
  • silica supports with large pore sizes and large pore diameters when combined with the at least one organic additives according to the invention, lead to HDS catalysts having the desired selectivity towards olefin saturation while maintaining the activity of the HDS catalyst for desulfurizing the naphtha feed.
  • the silica support may also be doped with metals from Groups 2-4 of the Periodic Table based on the IUPAC format having Groups 1-18, preferably from Groups 2 and 4.
  • metals include Zr, Mg, Ti. See, e.g., The Merck Index, Twelfth Edition, Merck & Co., Inc., 1996 .
  • the cobalt and molybdenum salts used to impregnate the silica support may be any water-soluble salts.
  • Preferred salts include carbonates, nitrates, heptamolybdate and the like.
  • water soluble cobalt and molybdenum salts here also implies those cobalt and molybdenum compounds that may not be soluble in pure water, but are soluble in the aqueous impregnation solution, for example because of the presence of an acid, for example cobalt and/or molybdenum oxides in combination with an acid.
  • the amount of salt is such that the silica support will contain from 2 wt.% to 8 wt.%, preferably from 3 wt.% to 6 wt.% cobalt oxide, based on catalyst and from 8 wt.% to 30 wt.%, preferably from 10 wt.% to 25 wt.% molybdenum oxide, based on support.
  • the organic additive used for impregnation is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds comprising at least two hydroxyl groups and 2-20 carbon atoms, preferably 2-15 carbon atoms and more preferably 2-10 carbon atoms and the (poly)ethers of these compounds.
  • the organic additive is chosen from the group consisting of polyhydroxyalkanes or polyhydroxyalkenes comprising two or more hydroxyl groups and between 1 and 4 carbon atoms per hydroxyl group and polycondensates (polyethers) thereof.
  • suitable additives include aliphatic alcohols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin, trimethylol ethane, trimethylol propane, etc.
  • Ethers of these compounds include diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tributylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, tetrapentylene glycol.
  • These compounds also include polyethers such as polyethylene glycol.
  • Other ethers which are suitable for use in the present invention include ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, diethylene glycol monopropyl ether, and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether. Of these, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, proplylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, and polyethylene glycol with a molecular weight between 200 and 600 are preferred.
  • saccharides Another group of compounds comprising at least two hydroxyl groups and 2-10 carbon atoms per molecule are the saccharides.
  • Preferred saccharides include monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose. Ethers thereof include disaccharides such as lactose, maltose, and saccharose. Polyethers of these compounds include the polysaccharides.
  • the organic compounds of this group are preferably substantially saturated, as is evidenced by an Iodine number of less than 60, preferably less than 20.
  • the compound comprising two hydroxyl groups and having 2-20 carbon atoms, preferably 2-15 carbon atoms and more preferably 2-10 carbon atoms further comprises at least one secondary amine group.
  • the at least 2 hydroxyl groups are separated from the secondary amine group by 1 or more carbon atoms, preferably by 2 to 4 carbon atoms.
  • the organic additive is chosen from the group consisting of secondary amines comprising alkanol or alkenol groups and polycondensates thereof, for example, di-ethanolamine or a dialkanoldiamine.
  • One of the advantages of the abovementioned preferred organic additives over catalysts that do not have the additives is that the HDS activity is very high whilst maintaining a high selectivity and hence low olefin saturation.
  • Another non-limiting advantage is that a same good HDS activity and high selectivity can be obtained using a significantly lower metal content, making the catalyst considerably less expensive. It was found that catalyst according to the invention have a comparable activity level at metal content reduced by at least 20%, preferably at least 30% and most preferably at least 40% compared to the same catalyst not having said additives.
  • the mole ratio between the amount of additive and the amount of hydrogenation metals is preferably 0.01:1 to 2.5:1.
  • the mole ratio preferably is at least 0.05, more preferably at least 0.1, even more preferably at least 0.2 and most preferably at least 0.3.
  • the mole ratio of additive to metals is preferably less than 2.5.
  • the amount of additive(s) is at least 3 wt%, preferably at least 5 wt%, more preferably at least 7 wt% relative to the total weight of the catalyst. Smaller amount of additives are required for additives that are better in improving the activity.
  • the organic additive preferably has a not too low boiling point, preferably in the range of 80-500 °C and a good solubility in water, typically of at least 5 grams per liter at room temperature (20 °C) (atmospheric pressure).
  • any drying step is effected in such a manner that at least part of the additive remains in the catalyst.
  • the catalyst is hence not calcined after impregnation of the at least one organic additive.
  • the drying conditions to be applied depend on the temperature at which the specific additive boils or decomposes.
  • the drying step should be carried out under such conditions that at least 50 %, preferably at least 60%, more preferably at least 70 %, most preferably at least 90% of the additive incorporated into the catalyst in the impregnation step is still present in the catalyst after the drying step.
  • the drying step may, e. g., be carried out in air, under vacuum, or in inert gas.
  • a drying temperature below 350°C, such as below 300°C, conveniently below 250°C, most preferably below 200 °.
  • the at least one organic additive further comprises an inorganic acid, an organic acid or a mixture of an inorganic acid and an organic acid.
  • Inorganic acids are defined as acidic components which do not contain a carbon atom. Examples of inorganic acids include HCl, H 2 SO 4 , HNO 3 , H 3 PO 4 , (NH 4 )H 2 PO 4 , (NH 4 ) 2 HPO 4 , H 2 PHO 3 , H 2 P 2 H 2 O 5 , and H( n+2 )P n O (3n+1) ).
  • the phosphorus-containing acids are preferred, since phosphorus in itself can positively influence the activity of a hydrotreating catalyst. H 3 PO 4 is particularly preferred.
  • an organic acid is defined as a compound comprising at least one carboxylic group (COOH).
  • the organic acid is generally a carboxylic acid comprising at least one carboxyl group and 1-20 carbon atoms (carbon atoms in the carboxyl group included).
  • Suitable acids include acetic acid, citric acid, malic acid, maleic acid, formic acid, glycolic acid, hydroxypropionic acid, hydroxybutyric acid, hydroxyhexanoic acid, tartaric acid, glyceric acid, gluconic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, polyacrylic acid, ascorbic acid, and N-containing acids like EDTA and CyDTA (1,2,-cyclohexanediaminetetra-acetic acid) etc.
  • compounds comprising at least two carboxylic groups are preferred.
  • citric acid, malic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, and tartaric acid are preferred.
  • Citric acid is particularly preferred.
  • the at least one organic additive comprises an organic acid and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxyalkanes or polyhydroxyalkenes comprising 2 or more hydroxyl groups and between 1 and 4 carbon atoms per hydroxyl group, polycondensates thereof and secondary amines comprising alkanol or alkenol groups and polycondensates thereof.
  • the acid and the additive may be incorporated into the catalyst simultaneously or sequentially in no particular order.
  • An advantage of incorporating the acid and the additive into the catalyst in separate steps may be that the properties of the impregnation solutions may be tailored to meet the requirements of the acid and the additive. Nevertheless, for reasons of efficiency, it is preferred to contact the support with a single impregnation solution comprising both the acid and the additive, optionally followed by an aging step and/or a drying step under such conditions that at least 50% of the additives remains in the catalyst.
  • Silica supports are impregnated with aqueous solutions of Co and Mo salts using conventional techniques.
  • the at least one organic additive may be added to one or both of the aqueous solution of Co and Mo salts prior to contact with the silica support.
  • One embodiment for impregnating the silica support with metal salt is by the incipient wetness method. In this method, an aqueous solution containing metal salts and organic additive is mixed with the support up to the point of incipient wetness using conventional techniques, i.e., techniques that are well known in the art of hydroprocessing catalyst preparation, manufacture, and use.
  • An alternative manner of impregnation of the silica support by metal salt may be by impregnating the silica support with a mixture of a cobalt salt and using incipient wetness, drying the impregnated support and then impregnating the dried support with a molybdenum salt solution or a molybdenum salt solution up to the point of incipient wetness, wherein the Co and/or the Mo salt solution contain some or all of the organic additive(s).
  • the order of impregnation by cobalt salt followed by molybdenum salt may be reversed.
  • the support may be co-impregnated with a mixture of cobalt salt and molybdenum salt plus organic additive to incipient wetness. The co-impregnated support may be dried and the co-impregnation process repeated.
  • an extruded silica support is impregnated with a mixture of cobalt salt, molybdenum salt and organic additive and the impregnated support dried. This treatment may be repeated if desired.
  • the silica support is impregnated with an aqueous solution of a cobalt salt and an aqueous solution of a molybdenum salt, or a solution of a cobalt salt and a molybdenum salt to form a first catalyst precursor.
  • the first catalyst precursor is dried, and the at least one organic additives are then impregnated on the first dried catalyst precursor to form a second catalyst precursor.
  • the organic additive may be a single additive or may be a mixture of additives, and the impregnation sequences may be repeated several times if necessary to achieve the desired metal and additive loadings.
  • heating and drying are carried out at temperatures in the range from 50°C to 350°C, preferably below 300°C, to form a dried catalyst precursor.
  • the drying may be under vacuum, or in air, or inert gas such as nitrogen. The conditions of temperature applied are typically chosen to allow drying while minimizing additive loss by evaporation.
  • Catalyst regeneration can be carried out by any method known to those skilled in art.
  • preferred regeneration conditions consist of contacting the spent catalyst with oxygen containing gas at temperatures below 350°C, preferably below 325°C, more preferably below 315°C and most preferably below 300°C.
  • the regeneration temperature is typically chosen as low as possible, while avoiding long regeneration times. Regeneration temperatures ranging from 310 °C to 340 °C are usually convenient for these types of catalysts.
  • the present invention thus also relates to a method for making a catalyst, in which a spent catalyst that has been submitted to regeneration is re-impregnated with the at least one organic additive, or even re-submitted to any of the aforementioned impregnation methods.
  • Another process not according to the invention, relates to a method for making a catalyst for the hydrodesulfurisation (HDS) of naphtha, the method comprising: (i) regenerating a spent catalyst comprising a silica support that has a silica content of at least 85 wt.%, based on silica, and has a pore volume between 0.6 cm 3 /g (cc/g) and 2.0 cm 3 /g (cc/g) and median pore sizes in the range of 150 ⁇ to 2000 ⁇ , into which a cobalt salt and a molybdenum salt have been impregnated, to form a regenerated catalyst, (ii) impregnating the regenerated catalyst with at least one organic additive, said organic additive comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds comprising at least two hydroxyl groups and 2-20 carbon atoms, and the (poly)ethers of these compounds, to form a catalyst precursor; (iii) drying the catalyst precursor at a temperature of less
  • the invention provides catalysts that are particularly useful as hydrodesulfurization catalyst.
  • the dried catalyst precursors typically undergo a sulfurization step before catalytic use.
  • the dried catalyst precursor is treated with hydrogen sulfide at concentrations of from 0.1 vol.% to 10 vol.% based on total volume of gases present, for a period of time and at a temperature sufficient to convert metal oxide, metal salt or metal complex to the corresponding sulfide in order to form the HDS catalyst.
  • the hydrogen sulfide may be generated by a sulfiding agent incorporated in or on the catalyst precursor.
  • the sulfiding agent is combined with a diluent.
  • dimethyl disulfide can be combined with a naphtha diluent. Lesser amounts of hydrogen sulfide may be used, but this may extend the time required for activation.
  • An inert carrier may be present and activation may take place in either the liquid or gas phase. Examples of inert carriers include nitrogen and light hydrocarbons such as methane. When present, the inert gases are included as part of the total gas volume. Temperatures are in the range from 150°C to 700°C, preferably 160°C to 343°C. The temperature may be held constant or may be ramped up by starting at a lower temperature and increasing the temperature during activation.
  • Total pressure is in the range up to 5000 psig (34576 kPa), preferably 0 psig to 5000 psig (101 to 34576 kPa), more preferably 50 psig to 2500 psig (446 to 17338 kPa).
  • the liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) is from 0.1 hr -1 to 12 hr -1 , preferably 0.1 hr -1 to 5 hr -1 .
  • the LHSV pertains to continuous mode. However, activation may also be done in batch mode.
  • Total gas rates may be from 89 m 3 /m 3 to 890 m 3 /m 3 (500 to 5000 scf/B).
  • Catalyst sulfiding may occur either in situ or ex situ. Sulfiding may occur by contacting the catalyst with a sulfiding agent, and can take place with either a liquid or gas phase sulfiding agent. Alternatively, the catalyst may be presulfurized such that H 2 S may be generated during sulfiding. In a liquid phase sulfiding agent, the catalyst to be sulfided is contacted with a carrier liquid containing sulfiding agent. The sulfiding agent may be added to the carrier liquid or the carrier liquid itself may be sulfiding agent.
  • the carrier liquid is preferably a virgin hydrocarbon stream and may be the feedstock to be contacted with the hydroprocessing catalyst but may be any hydrocarbon stream such as a distillate derived from mineral (petroleum) or synthetic sources.
  • a sulfiding agent is added to the carrier liquid, the sulfiding agent itself may be a gas or liquid capable of generating hydrogen sulfide under activation conditions. Examples include hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide, carbon disulfide, sulfides such as dimethyl sulfide, disulfides such as dimethyl disulfide, and polysulfides such as di-t-nonylpolysulfide.
  • the sulfides present in certain feeds may act as sulfiding agent and include a wide variety of sulfur-containing species capable of generating hydrogen sulfide, including aliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic compounds.
  • the catalyst may be contacted with naphtha under hydrodesulfurizing conditions.
  • Hydrodesulfurizing conditions include temperatures of from 150°C to 400°C, pressures of from 445 kPa to 13890 kPa (50 to 2000 psig), liquid hourly space velocities of from 0.1 to 12 and treat gas rates of from 89 m 3 /m 3 to 890 m 3 /m 3 (500 to 5000 scf/B).
  • the desulfurized naphtha can be conducted away for storage or further processing, such as stripping to remove hydrogen sulfide.
  • the desulfurized naphtha is useful for blending with other naphtha boiling-range hydrocarbons to make mogas.
  • a silica support was prepared using 80 wt% Ultrasil VN3SP SiO 2 powder and 20 wt% Nyacol 2034 DI aqueous colloidal silica sol, both based on the dry weight of the support after treatment at 600°C. These silica sources were mixed together with 4 wt% polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) based on the dry silica mixture with an OH number of 78-82 mole%, which was pre-mixed with water to form an aqueous solution. Additional water was added as required to form an extrudable mixture. The mixture was extruded to form 1.3 mm quadrulobe particles. The extrudates were dried at 120°C for about 1 hour. The dried support was calcined at 790°C in an environment of 25 wt% steam in air for about 1 hour.
  • PVA polyvinyl alcohol
  • the catalyst support had a total pore volume of 0.91 ml/g as measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry, according to the ASTM D 4284-03 method, assuming a contact angle of 130° for mercury on silica, using a Micromeritics AutoPore IV 9500 instrument, a BET surface area of 80 m 2 /g, a median pore diameter as calculated from the aforementioned mercury intrusion volume measurements of 445 ⁇ , and a crush strength of 1286 kg/m (72 lb/in)
  • a CoMo-CA solution was prepared using 30.9 g CoCO 3 (44.5 wt% Co), 70.0 g MoO 3 and 24.7 g citric acid. The volume was adjusted to 300 g MoO 3 /l. 75 g of the prepared silica support was impregnated using the incipient wetness method so that the product would contain 20 wt% MoO 3 and 5 wt% CoO based on the dry weight of the catalyst after treatment at 600°C. An aliquot of 66.7 ml of the prepared metal solution was diluted with 9.7 ml water to equal 105% of the pore volume of the substrate. The impregnated catalyst was aged for 1 hr. The catalyst was dried to a product temperature of 50°C using dry air of 90 °C. The final product was removed from the vessel and stored in a closed vessel under air. This catalyst sample will further be denoted as catalyst A.
  • a fixed reactor volume was loaded with the prepared catalyst, which was sulfided using 3% H 2 S in H 2 and virgin naphtha under sulfiding conditions.
  • the hydrodesulfurization and the olefin saturation performance of the silica supported CoMo catalyst were evaluated on an FCC naphtha feed with an initial boiling point of 10°C and a final boiling point of 177°C containing 1408 ppm sulfur and 46.3 wt% olefins, based on the weight of the feed.
  • the performance test was executed at a temperature of 274°C (525°F) at a pressure of 220 psig using H 2 .
  • Feed flow rate was adjusted to obtain a range of 2-methylthiophene desulfurization from 65 wt% to 99 wt%, based on the weight of the feed.
  • Product streams were analyzed using on-line gas chromatography (GC) and sulfur chemiluminescence detection (SCD).
  • GC on-line gas chromatography
  • SCD sulfur chemiluminescence detection
  • C5 olefin content in the product was compared with C5 olefin content in the feed on a weight basis to calculate the percentage of olefin saturation (%OS). Results were stable after about 30 hrs of catalyst on stream, and were used to evaluate the olefin saturation at various HDS conversions (%HDS)
  • the HDS activity of catalyst A was evaluated by calculation of the 1.5 order reaction rate constant for the 2-methyl thiophene desulfurization reaction. This calculation was done for all feed flow rates that were applied. The performance was compared to the performance of the commercially available RT225 naphtha hydrodesulfurization catalyst. This is an alumina supported catalyst containing 4.3 wt% MoO 3 and 1.2 wt% CoO based on the dry weight of the catalyst. In the preparation no organic additive is used as described in this invention. This catalyst showed a reaction rate constant of 1.77.
  • the ratio of the reaction orders of catalyst A and the commercial Al 2 O 3 /CoMo catalyst expresses the relative catalyst HDS activity. For the SiO 2 /CoMo catalyst of this example, prepared using citric acid as organic additive the reaction rate constant was 1.72 and the relative HDS activity was 97%. Results of the performance test are shown in table 1.
  • Catalyst B was prepared and tested according to the procedure described in Example 1 with the exception that besides citric acid a second organic additive was added to the metal solution before impregnation.
  • the olefin saturation at 90% HDS conversion was 8.3 wt%, while the relative catalyst activity versus the CoMo/Al 2 O 3 reference catalyst was 135%. This shows that the addition of diethylene glycol to the impregnation solution increases the relative catalyst HDS activity while maintaining the improved olefin saturation performance of catalyst A.
  • Catalyst C was prepared and tested according to the procedure described in Example 1 with the exception that besides citric acid a second organic additive was added to the metal solution before impregnation.
  • the olefin saturation at 90% HDS conversion was 8.0 wt%, while the relative catalyst activity versus the CoMo/Al 2 O 3 reference catalyst was 238%. This shows that the addition of diethanol amine to the impregnation solution strongly increases the relative catalyst HDS activity while maintaining the improved olefin saturation performance of catalyst A.
  • Catalyst D was prepared and tested according to the procedure described in Example 3 with the exception that the amount of diethanol amine that was added to the metal solution was increased.
  • the total volume of the impregnation solution equaled 112% of the total pore volume of the support.
  • the olefin saturation at 90% HDS conversion was 8.0 wt%, while the relative catalyst activity versus the CoMo/Al 2 O 3 reference catalyst was 282%. This shows that the increased addition of diethanol amine to the impregnation solution even further increases the relative catalyst HDS activity while maintaining the improved olefin saturation performance of catalyst A and C.
  • Catalyst E was prepared and tested according to the procedure described in Example 3 with the exception that the amount of metal solution and diethanol amine were reduced to obtain a lower MoO 3 , CoO, citric acid and diethanol amine content on the catalyst. The relative ratio of these components was kept the same. Additional water was added to maintain the pore volume saturation level.
  • the olefin saturation at 90% HDS conversion was 8.6 wt%, while the relative catalyst activity versus the CoMo/Al 2 O 3 reference catalyst was 145%. This shows that lowering the metal content from 20/5 wt% MoO 3 /CoO in catalyst C to 16/4 wt% MoO 3 /CoO in catalyst E reduces the relative catalyst HDS activity while maintaining the improved olefin saturation performance of catalyst C.
  • Catalyst F was prepared and tested according to the procedure described in Example 5 with the exception that the amount of metal solution and diethanol amine were further reduced to obtain a lower MoO 3 , CoO, citric acid and diethanol amine content on the catalyst. The ratio of these components was kept the same. Additional water was added to maintain the pore volume saturation level.
  • the olefin saturation at 90% HDS conversion was 8.1 wt%, while the relative catalyst activity versus the CoMo/Al 2 O 3 reference catalyst was 101%. This shows that lowering the metal content from 16/4 wt% MoO 3 /CoO in catalyst E to 12/3 wt% MoO 3 /CoO in catalyst F further reduces the relative catalyst HDS activity while maintaining the improved olefin saturation performance of catalysts C and E.
  • Catalyst G was prepared and tested according to the procedure described in Example 2 with the exception that the amount of diethylene glycol that was added to the metal solution was increased.
  • the olefin saturation at 90% HDS conversion was 8.0 wt%, while the relative catalyst activity versus the CoMo/ Al 2 O 3 reference catalyst was 171% This shows that the increased addition of diethylene glycol to the impregnation solution further increases the relative catalyst HDS activity while maintaining the improved olefin saturation performance of catalysts A and B.
  • Catalyst H was prepared and tested according to the procedure described in example 7 with the exception that the amount of diethylene glycol that was added to the metal solution was further increased.
  • the total volume of the impregnation solution equalled 113% of the total pore volume of the support.
  • the olefin saturation at 90% HDS conversion was 9.1 wt%, while the relative catalyst activity versus the CoMo/ Al 2 O 3 reference catalyst was 190%. This shows that the further increased addition of diethylene glycol to the impregnation solution even further increases the relative catalyst HDS activity while maintaining the improved olefin saturation performance of catalyst A, B and G.

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  1. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Katalysators zur Hydrodesulfurierung (HDS) von Naphtha, bei dem
    (i) ein Siliciumdioxidträger, der einen Siliciumgehalt von mindestens 85 Gew. -%, bezogen auf Siliciumdioxid, und ein Porenvolumen zwischen 0,6 cm3/g (cc/g) und 2,0 cm3 (cc/g), gemessen durch Quecksilberporosimetrie gemäß dem ASTM D4284-03-Verfahren, und mittlere Porengrößen im Bereich von 150 Å bis 2000 Å, gemessen durch Quecksilberporosimetrie gemäß dem ASTM D4284-03-Verfahren, aufweist, mit (a) einer wässrigen Lösung eines Cobaltsalzes, (b) einer wässrigen Lösung eines Molybdänsalzes und (c) mindestens einem organischen Additiv imprägniert wird, wobei das organische Additiv mindestens eine Verbindung umfasst, die ausgewählt ist aus der Gruppe bestehend aus Verbindungen umfassend mindestens zwei Hydroxylgruppen und 2 bis 20 Kohlenstoffatomen und den (Poly)Ethern dieser Verbindungen ausgewählt ist, um einen Katalysatorvorläufer zu bilden,
    (ii) der Katalysatorvorläufer bei einer Temperatur von weniger als 350°C unter Bildung eines getrockneten Katalysatorvorläufers getrocknet wird und
    (iii) gegebenenfalls der getrocknete Katalysator sulfidiert wird, mit der Maßgabe, dass der getrocknete Katalysatorvorläufer oder Katalysator vor dem Sulfidieren oder der Verwendung zur HDS nicht kalziniert wird.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Verbindung, die zwei Hydroxylgruppen und 2 bis 20 Kohlenstoffatome umfasst, ferner mindestens eine sekundäre Amingruppe enthält.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, bei dem die mindestens zwei Hydroxylgruppen durch ein oder mehrere Kohlenstoffatome, vorzugsweise durch 2 bis 4 Kohlenstoffatome, von der sekundären Amingruppe getrennt sind.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, bei dem das organische Additiv ausgewählt ist aus der Gruppe bestehend aus Polyhydroxyalkanen und Polyhydroxyalkanen, die zwei oder mehr Hydroxylgruppen und zwischen 1 und 4 Kohlenstoffatome pro Hydroxylgruppe enthalten, und deren Polykondensaten und sekundären Aminen, die Alkanol- oder Alkenolgruppen enthalten, und deren Polykondensaten.
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, bei dem das Additiv mindestens eine Verbindung ausgewählt aus Ethylenglykol, Diethylenglykol, Polyethylenglykol, Diethanolamin oder einem Dialkanoldiamin ist.
  6. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem das molare Verhältnis zwischen der Menge an Additiv und der Menge an Cobalt und Molybdän im Bereich von 0,01:1 bis 2,5:1 liegt.
  7. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Menge an Additiv mindestens 5 Gew.-% bezogen auf das Gesamtgewicht des Katalysators beträgt.
  8. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem der Siliciumdioxidträger ein Porenvolumen zwischen 0,8 cm3/g und 1,0 cm3/g aufweist, bestimmt durch Quecksilberporosimetrie gemäß dem ASTM D4284-03-Verfahren.
  9. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die mittleren Porengrößen des Siliciumdioxidträgers vor der Imprägnierung im Bereich von 150 Å bis 1000 Å liegen, gemessen durch Quecksilberporosimetrie gemäß dem ASTM D4284-03-Verfahren.
  10. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem der Siliciumdioxidträger mindestens 90 Gew.-% Siliciumdioxid enthält.
  11. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Mengen an Cobaltsalz und Molybdänsalzen ausreichen, um einen Katalysator bereitzustellen, der von 2 Gew.-% bis 8 Gew.-% Cobaltoxid und 8 Gew.-% bis 30 Gew.-% Molybdänoxid enthält, bezogen auf den Siliciumdioxidträger.
  12. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem der Katalysatorvorläufer in situ oder ex situ in Gegenwart von mindestens einem Sulfidierungsmittel sulfidiert wird.
  13. Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, bei dem das Sulfidierungsmittel Wasserstoffsulfid in Konzentrationen von 0,1 Vol. -% bis 10 Vol. -%, bezogen auf das Gesamtvolumen der vorhandenen Gase, beträgt.
  14. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem der getrocknete Katalysatorvorläufer oder sulfidierte Katalysator vor dem Sulfidieren oder der Verwendung zur HDS nicht auf Temperaturen größer als 350°C erwärmt wird.
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